Benefits of Giving Up Diet Coke.

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  • apriltrainer
    apriltrainer Posts: 732 Member
    I use coke to unclog patients G-tubes. Think about that! makes me not want to drink the stuff.
  • Jenloma
    Jenloma Posts: 77 Member
    I drink 1-2 glasses a day and I LOVE IT. I am tired of everyone debating me. As long as I'm not gaining weight with it, so be it? Live Diet Coke! LOL
  • RanmaGirl5
    RanmaGirl5 Posts: 13 Member
    No caffeine headaches and better teeth
  • Brendalia1956
    Brendalia1956 Posts: 3
    I suffered from terrible migraines until I gave up Diet Sodas over two years ago. When my Endocrinologist explained to me that the Diet Soda were contributing to my bone loss I quit drinking them. He was right because of about a year of going without diet sodas another bone scan was done with my bone density reversing itself . During this time I noticed that I had not been getting any headaches....what an extra bonus!
  • Elliott49
    Elliott49 Posts: 3
    I've heard countless people say that drinking diet drinks with artificial sweeteners makes you crave real sweets, such as chocolate. Not sure how accurate it is though.
  • missworld95
    missworld95 Posts: 131 Member
    Does anybody *really* want to argue that it's healthy? Seriously, people on here defend soda like it's freaking jesus christ...

    If you want to give it up, then go right ahead! SInce I've given it up I feel much better, it would make me feel bloated and I just didn't feel good (I would drink a lot of it a day.) I feel better now, granted I did cut out processed foods completely except for once in a while... but in general it's loaded with a bunch of crap. My rule is, if you can't pronounce the ingredients right, (or have no idea what they are) don't eat/drink it. Sure we could argue that diet soda is safe, espeically because it's FDA approved, but I won't have it. If you want to, go right ahead.
  • melly049
    melly049 Posts: 79 Member
    I used to drink diet soft drinks all the time and I always felt bloated and crappy!

    Now I only drink them every so often and I feel so much better
  • Bobbie_89
    Bobbie_89 Posts: 146
    I have no solid evidence for this but this is what steers me away from it...I think about the amount of chemicals that go into the soda to make it taste the same but take out the calories and I can't imagine that's good for your body at all.

    Now. That may be very inaccurate but that's what I believe and it works for me lol

    Please tell me which diet soda tastes the same, I'd like to buy some

    To me for the dark color sodas, Dite Dr.Pepper tastes like the regular one ONLY when cold though and for the clear sodas, Sprite Zero tastes like the regular one either warm or cold. But that could just be me though.
  • thomcat2728
    thomcat2728 Posts: 3
    I am one of those resistant people who's body doesn't differentiate between diet and regular........if it tastes sweet, its sweet and evidently my insulin is released with either type. I get no extra weight loss, although I am addicted to diet Zero and sometimes drink 2 or 3 a day if I have company and don't deprive myself. Normally I have to use it only for splurging or it sabotages me after too many and slows my weight loss, I assume it is because my body thinks it is sugar, but really do not know, why........but, if I stick with water, unsweet tea, black coffee, etc.........I do great, but too many diet sodas n u would think I ate chocolate cake. Not sure why the usual squeeze of lemon or lime in my ice water doesn't matter, but too many diet sodas and I gain.
  • kimmieyr1
    kimmieyr1 Posts: 189
    Topic from earlier tonight -
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/701321-this-is-what-i-looked-like-swollen-from-my-soda-addiction
  • Uxorial
    Uxorial Posts: 38
    I used to be pretty "pro" diet soda.
    I had a health problem that required me to give up caffeine 3 weeks ago.

    So far I have noticed I am not eating as much (a lot of food for me "needed" to be paired with a diet soda, now that I am not having that, I just don't eat as much).

    And less gas :blushing:
  • Poorgirls_Diet
    Poorgirls_Diet Posts: 528 Member
    I am currently weaning myself of coke/diet coke. I saw somewhere on the internet that if you put in a silver coin into a class of diet coke/coke and leave it for 48hrs it will turn brown. As you do I tested it out. It totally rusted that coin. Moral of the story give up the dreaded stuff as if it can do that to a coin imagine what it can do to the lining of your stomach or your teeth.
  • Bobbie_89
    Bobbie_89 Posts: 146
    After reading this WHOLE topic...It really got me thinking...maybe I need to cut it out for a week or 2 and see if some of the things I'm going through is cause by drinking sodas. So as of TOMORROW...no more soda's for at least 2weeks and if my symptoms I have goes away then I will limited my intake to have one per week IF I can't stop compeletly.
  • UnRemarkableMe
    UnRemarkableMe Posts: 9 Member
    You'll notice that you look less bloated because all of the sodium in diet soda makes you retain water… Also the artificial sweeteners make you hungry as hell. You end up eating more than you would have in the first place.. GIVE IT UP!! :-)
  • LovesAdventure
    LovesAdventure Posts: 66 Member
    Benefits of giving uo diet coke? You'll fart less. All that carbonation has to come out somewhere
  • thebrianmo
    thebrianmo Posts: 108
    I currently drink about 3 diets cokes every day. I also drink lots of water. I started driking diet coke because it was zero calories and it gave me my soda fix. I am considering giving it up but I think its going to be tough. What are the benefits of giving it up that I can look foward to? Is it worth it?

    Not just diet coke but all pop, period. There are so many dangerous chemicals in that stuff that in the long term will do horrible things to your body. My cardiologist took me off ALL pop and I feel amazing. More energy, better skin, less belching. My wife did get me some diet 7-Up today as I am sick and my PCP advised it would be okay to sip a little to help with nausea. You will feel so much better if you do.
  • mushfroom012
    mushfroom012 Posts: 9
    Diet sodas actually cause you to become hungrier and have more harmful chemicals that regular sodas.
    It would be better to just drink water. DON'T DRINK YOUR CALORIES!
  • ZeroWoIf
    ZeroWoIf Posts: 588 Member
    Here is my take on diet coke, and this is coming from the son of a chemist that worked for coca cola for 20 years, pilot, and an extremely fit father who ran 3 miles everyday after work. He had a gallstone from drinking soda even though he was healthy. I drink coke every once in a blue moon and I would have to be drunk. Otherwise just drink lots of water and keep your body hydrated. If you really are indulging bad on this then just cut it slowly or give yourself a diet coke in your cheat meal.
  • mssarita
    mssarita Posts: 1
    coke zero, for me, tastes the same...especially with lots of ice and a splash of vanilla extract, it tastes like the real deal.
  • Rebel2267
    Rebel2267 Posts: 23
    Has anyone mentioned what it does to your teeth? Dark colored drinks, even drinks like orange juice will discolor your teeth. I stopped drinking Coke Zero three months ago, switched to just water, and my teeth are noticeably whiter already. Hope that helps.
  • ZeroWoIf
    ZeroWoIf Posts: 588 Member
    Has anyone mentioned what it does to your teeth? Dark colored drinks, even drinks like orange juice will discolor your teeth. I stopped drinking Coke Zero three months ago, switched to just water, and my teeth are noticeably whiter already. Hope that helps.

    Fine point partner, reminds me of coffee. I don't really drink coffee anymore and just take a 200mg pill. Prolab pill has like different types of caffeine from different sources and doesn't give me a bad headache when I stop using it.
  • Savemyshannon
    Savemyshannon Posts: 334 Member
    I gave up all soda, now I just drink my rum straight :drinker:

    In all seriousness:

    http://www.webmd.com/diet/news/20050613/drink-more-diet-soda-gain-more-weight
    http://diet.lovetoknow.com/wiki/Diet_Soda_and_Weight_Loss
    http://www.medpagetoday.com/MeetingCoverage/ASA/24788
    http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41479869/ns/health-diet_and_nutrition/

    Was enough to keep me away. If I'm gonna give in to a soda--once in a blue moon--I'll just have the real thing. I feel like the weird chemicals in diet are more dangerous to me than the sugar and calories in regular.
  • jmarra1
    jmarra1 Posts: 1 Member
    Diet Coke has Aspartame -A sugar-replacement sweetener which is the basis of NutraSweet and Equal, and has been discovered to cause harm to the brain and nervouse system, causing anything from spasms or shooting pains, numbness, tinnitus, depression, impaired vision and memory loss to dizzyness.

    Another ingredient Phosphoric Acid (this is used to remove rust in a more concentrated form), there are such relatively little and more dissapated amounts in coke, but If you are a pretty regular, heavy drinker of this, or any soda, consider using a straw, which will keep the majority of this further from your teeth, since it can cause damage to your enamel.

    A new study indicated that diet soda drinkers are more likely to suffer from vascular complications.

    i would stay as far away from it as u can. Its not natural and its not healthy
  • ladyark
    ladyark Posts: 1,101 Member
    I currently drink about 3 diets cokes every day. I also drink lots of water. I started driking diet coke because it was zero calories and it gave me my soda fix. I am considering giving it up but I think its going to be tough. What are the benefits of giving it up that I can look foward to? Is it worth it?


    I cant say anything about the benefits of giving up diet soda except maybe all the chemicals/additives in it. But i used to drink diet soda maybe twice a day and i decided to try giving it up due to all the chemicals etc ( i mean look what coke does to a car battery). I found that after about 2 weeks i didnt really crave it any more and now when i do pop open a can i cant do more than 2 sips and its just too sweet for me.
  • astrampe
    astrampe Posts: 2,169 Member
    You'll notice that you look less bloated because all of the sodium in diet soda makes you retain water… Also the artificial sweeteners make you hungry as hell. You end up eating more than you would have in the first place.. GIVE IT UP!! :-)

    There is between 35 and 40mg of sodium in a can of diet coke...There is about 650mg of sodium in a chicken breast....PLEASE do some research before spouting this nonsense???
  • astrampe
    astrampe Posts: 2,169 Member
    Diet Coke has Aspartame -A sugar-replacement sweetener which is the basis of NutraSweet and Equal, and has been discovered to cause harm to the brain and nervouse system, causing anything from spasms or shooting pains, numbness, tinnitus, depression, impaired vision and memory loss to dizzyness.

    i would stay as far away from it as u can. Its not natural and its not healthy
    Who "discovered" this?? The FDA, Canadian Food Agency, and hundreds of other government bodies who employ lots of really clever (not google clever) people to make sure we don"t kill ourselves by eating poison sure as hell did not....
  • thedancingleper
    thedancingleper Posts: 158 Member
    Everything in moderation.

    I have diet coke maybe once every two weeks as a treat. Any soda is very bad for the teeth so that's why I have it so seldom, but I don't see any reason to completely give it up.
  • TrailRunner61
    TrailRunner61 Posts: 2,505 Member
    You can now drink Pepsi instead!
  • iotoole
    iotoole Posts: 2
    Whiter teeth! or healthier teeth
  • MeadowSong
    MeadowSong Posts: 171 Member
    Too much can sure make you feel bad. I'd try to cut down to one most days--but I wouldn't kick myself for it. Might be better off dealing with eating issues first. Do you drink coffee? I started and WOW it's better than Diet Coke. Never gives you a down feeling like Diet Coke does if I get too much. When I've had enough coffee, I just don't want any more--completely unlike Diet Coke. Bit of milk in it and a tiny bit of Truvia. Coffee has MANY health benefits. I feel much better. No bad effects from coffee for vast majority of people until they exceed 6-7 cups (6 oz coffee cups) a day. And that's not everyone. Don't drink it late. You can put a cup of coffee and a cup of milk (and even add some protein powder!) and some sugar over ice--it doesn't take much sugar and you could put Truvia--and make a great breakfast drink or afternoon snack drink.

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